you've lost your magicand your spring in your stepyou're dumb and fatand you don't have a jobi can help you, i can help youjust come with meto the forbidden templeit from the pithi ho cherry-oto the forbidden temple we go

at the circus todaya most splendid thing did i seetwo great elephantsbedecked in silks from lands exoticwalking 'twixt them, a tigerstanding top the tiger, a monkeyfloating 'bove the monkey, a hawkwhat a scene, what a scenewhat a scene(wait for it)at the circus

i walki walk alonethese grim docksthese grim piersthe grim water belowhow it reflects our inner turmoilhow strange it is, how strangeto see you herestandingstanding there, like you own the placethe nerve of this guy

Sunday, July 20, 2008

Back in 2002. Strongly influenced by Bergman in general and Roth's "The Anatomy Lesson" in particular. The story was as follows: Bruce Wayne, five years into his career as a crimefighter, finds himself mentally and physically fatigued without any apparent cause. In crippling pain, embittered, unable to even leave his brownstone in downtown Gotham, he forsakes his superhero identity (what he calls his "bat-self"). Preparing for a tour of the Holy Land on the advice of his manservant Alfred, he is shocked into normalcy by the appearance of a dangerous new arrival to the city - a flamboyant thief in auguste clown attire calling himself "The Jokester" (mistakenly dubbed "Joker" by the press). Wayne prepares himself for action - he is miraculously reinvigorated. All is lost, though, when the Jokester is shot and killed by a police SWAT team during a bank robbery. Thrown yet again into one of his famously black depressions, Wayne takes to the streets as the Batman and, in what would be a shocking, heartwrenching scene, savagely beats a pickpocket to within an inch of his life. The film would end in the comatose victim's hospital room, with our tormented hero keeping a bedside vigil, praying for forgiveness, guidance, and the meaning he knows will never come.

Anyway, Paramount was interested for a while, but wouldn't budge without some pretty heavy changes. Among other things they wanted the epigraph gone (Psalm 116:11 - "I said in my haste, All men are liars.") and, typically, wanted the Commissioner Gordon character changed back to a white man. Long story short, nothing came of it, but I did get to meet Robert Evans.

noperation notperationan impressive showingan impressive operationdoctor does his magicdoctor summons the queen of knowledgewhen he consults,she is forbidden to lieand must impart upon himsacred truthsand sacred wisdomfrom her holy book in the cloudsand yeah, one day we shall get thereone day we shall get to the promised landand i ask you to trust in methat i will finish this operationand spell the right operationand avoid denial of entry

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

what this crap, manwhat you doing, mancorn pepper bornlife pepper lifebeyond all freshnesslies the truthbeyond the truthlies consequencethis is the wayfollow the wayexperience the flavorfor a limited time only

what's that you said?you wonder as you wanderan interesting observation aboutan interesting observation so exciting, you said?how wonderful, that observationhow wonderful an observation abouta wonderful that observation that

Sunday, May 25, 2008

put things in your closetgo ahead, put them in your closetput cans in your closetput them in your closetput very much happy in your closetand tennis racket in your closetand voyage four-four-eight-two in your closetmake your closet full of stuffin the year 2000

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

go to the zoono, go to the zoosee the thing in the placethe thing that goes in the waterthe thing that teaches us...that we are just humans, brothergo to that zoobe in that zooexperience all the zoosing that zoo songlike our ancestorslike our ancestorsyou sing that zoo songyou make that zoo songyou experience that zoo lifeyou become the universe

as a young boy i was toldnever to look into the sunand never to talk to strangerswell, guess whattoday i bought some sunglassesand i'm gonna stare at the sun all i wantand i talk to strangers all i wantyou don't own me, dad

who among us, i ask you,can hope to understand the lord?his mysterious wayshis incredible powerwho could ever hope to understand?the way he movesthe way he plays with his hairand you fall in love all over again

i was in the brown and grey placeand i wanted to know why i was thereand they would not tell me why i was thereand i asked againand they saidit's not important, so do not askand i huffed and i puffedand that is how i became the man i am today

Sunday, February 17, 2008

what? yes?hello?dog? my dog, hello?listen, my dog, be a real dogbe a happy dogare you listening?do you want the magic?do you want the powers?are you a dog or a super dog?have the confidence, do it best!all right!

Friday, February 1, 2008

i once spent a yeartravelingtraveling through bumblebee valleyeach hour more grueling than the nextmy confusionmy fearoh, the fearbut then i finally found a gas stationand they gave me directions out of thereboy, am i glad that's over

Monday, January 14, 2008

at the depot of maintaining thoughtwe have a linethings go byand we pick things off the lineand we put them in boxesand we call them thing-boxesi know, i knowit sounds crazybut believe me:i definitely workat the depot of maintaining thought